The popular left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker was temporarily forbidden from Twitch-It streaming platform from Amazon, where he built his enormous supporters.
His suspension came only a few days after a viral clip appeared, where Pikeer said that Republicans would 'kill' Senator Rick Scott if they really care about government fraud.
“If you were to care about Medicare or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott, okay?” Pikeer said to his 2.8 million followers during a heated live stream of 28 February.
Pauler, who is described as the 'Democrats Answer to Joe Rogan', was excluded from the platform on Monday, with visitors to his page greeted with a message stating that the account was 'temporarily not available for a violation of Twitch's Community guidelines or conditions.'
Twitch gave no official reason for the ban, but the comments of Piker were seen by many conservatives as an open call for violence.
The streamer later went to YouTube, where his channel remains active with 1.5 million subscribers, to tackle the controversy frontal.
“What's going on, everyone? When you see this, it means that I am probably forbidden, “Pikeer told viewers in a challenging tone.
'That's right – Cancel the culture has finally come for me. Oh my God, it's over. It's over. The Free Speech Warriors – Where are you now? They took me out, ladies and gentlemen. It's over. I'm ready. '
The popular left -wing political commentator Hasan Pikeer who is described as the 'Democrats Answer to Joe Rogan' is banned from Twitch
His suspension comes just a few days after a viral clip appeared, where Pikeer said that Republicans would 'kill' the senator Rick Scott of Florida if they really would care about government fraud
Piker explained his defense and strongly denied that his comments were intended as a literal call for action.
“Now it seems like a wild thing to say. “Oh my God, does this person call for the death of an American senator?” Of course not. I didn't call for the murder of an American senator, “he sustained.
Instead, he claimed that his words were a hyperbolic expression of frustration about what he sees as Republican hypocrisy when dealing with government fraud.
The core of Piker's comments was a scorching criticism of the Senator of Florida and former Republican governor of Florida, Rick Scott, who led the massive fraud scheme of Columbia/HCA in the 1990s.
The company, which Scott co-design, was fined a record-breaking $ 1.7 billion for cheating Medicare and Medicaid.
Scott repeatedly tried to distance themselves from the scandal and even claimed last year that, like former President Donald Trump, he was the victim of 'political persecution'.
“I saw this. It happened to me, “Scott said, defending himself. 'I fought Hillarycare, and guess what happened when I fought Hillarycare? Justice came after me and attacked me and my company. '
But Piker did not bought it.
The influential report Libs van Tiktok, which often focuses on left -wing public figures, emphasized the clip in a tweet that quickly got a grip
The streamer later went to YouTube, where his channel remains active with 1.5 million subscribers, to tackle the controversy frontal before his ban was lifted on Tuesday
“The reason why I say that if you gave up for Medicare of Medicaid, you would kill Rick Scott -and not make him a prominent part of the Republican Party -is because he is still known to this day for committing the greatest medicine fraud in American history,” said Pikerse remarks in his YouTube video,
The return against Pike was quickly with conservative commentators and right -wing influencers who led the lead for the removal of Piker from Twitch.
The influential report Libs van Tiktok, which often focuses on left -wing public figures, emphasized the clip in a tweet that quickly got a grip.
“Hassan Pikeer just called for violence against a sitting American senator,” read the post, tagging the FBI. The tweet collected 742,000 likes within a few days and set up the stage for a full-scaly digital branchedown.
But it was not only conservative activists who called for action. Even colleague -switch streamer and gaming commentator Asmongold, who has become one of the biggest political voices on the platform, suggested that the comments of Pauler violate Twitch's policy.
“How isn't that against the TOS?” Early Asmongold during a YouTube -Livestream. “It's an open call for violence. I challenge everyone who thinks it is not an open call for violence to say that exactly about Donald Trump and then tell me whether the secret service appears at your home or not. '
Asmongold, who also has almost 7 million followers about Twitch and YouTube, often responds to Trump's events every day and wins millions of views per video.
Pauler has built up a loyal supporter of 2.8 million fans
Punker said the next time he would “carefully choose my words”
In his YouTube weather, Piker admitted that his choice of words had been reckless, but had doubled at his wider point.
'I should not have used the term' kill '. I should have used 'capital penalty' or just 'punishment' in general, 'he admitted.
'But again, I have disappointed you. I used hyperbolic language and that hyperbolic language has brought problems in my own way. '
Pauler, however, stated that the real scandal was not his wording – it was the decision of the Republican party to embrace Rick Scott, despite his history of cheating the federal government.
'Justice is not served against Rick Scott in this case. Justice is rarely ever served against rich people who exploit others – to rich people who deceive the federal government, “he said.
Pikeer's Twitch suspension was lifted after a day and he returned to the platform on Tuesday afternoon.
“I'm back! Go in now! “He tweeted before he went back to Twitch.
'Swallowed. I am back now and now apolitical! “He wrote.
